Ed Sherling vs. Dick Wakefield — Career Comparison

Ed Sherling
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Dick Wakefield
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Ed Sherling posted the stronger offensive profile against Dick Wakefield. Ed Sherling posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.500 vs .843) and on-base percentage (.500 vs .396). Dick Wakefield had the advantage in home run production (56 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ed Sherling had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Sherling and Dick Wakefield

Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1200
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
152.81
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2505
600
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2132
510.66
Ed Sherling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Ed Sherling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.848
0.848
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
625
149.7
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
104.91
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
24.43
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
6.95
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
13.41
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
44.79
Ed Sherling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383.77
91.92
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
953
228.26
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
236.65
Ed Sherling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Ed Sherling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Ed Sherling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.843
0.843
Ed Sherling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ed Sherling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ed Sherling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.842
0.842
Ed Sherling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
80
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
75.45
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
142.04
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
203.37
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401.12
96.08
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.72
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
86.23
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sherling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
270
64.67
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.28
9.28
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.4
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sherling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
50
11.98
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.4
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.07
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
6.47
Ed Sherling
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.04
37.04